This class was pretty easy. There's only one essay and you have three opportunities to turn one in. Her lectures were not that great, you kind of felt like you were in a high school history class where you would actually get more insight of the events from the textbook.The professor herself is not very hard, she's more outgoing and likes the big lecture hall to participate (gets kind of annoying sometimes). Your grade depends on the TA so you don't have to even go to the lectures. RECOMMENDED? yeah I guess, but there's better history classes out there.

I took History 1B, taught by Dr. Mokhberi during 2011 Summer Session A, and I have to say it was not a bad class. Dr. Mokhberi may not be as good as Professor Getty (History 22) is in lecturing, but she definitely follows the textbook in lecturing. Her lectures can be entertaining if you like the time period as she incorporates pictures and movie scenes. Dr. Mokhberi is a quite reliable professor if one needs to ask her questions. She is one of the few professors that allows questions during lectures. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give this class a 6.75.

Raia thinks that the rooms she lectures in are haunted by figures of the occult. When I took History of Science and Religion, I thought she was joking, but after Western Civ I realized that she does in fact believe her microphone and PowerPoint presentations are possessed. This should be some indication that this professor is rambling, nonsensical, and completely useless at teaching anything related to her topic.

Teo Ruiz is one of the treasures of the History Department. After all, not only will you find his portrait in Covel, but he also received the National Humanities Medal from President Obama in 2012. Despite all this, he's extremely down to earth, friendly (he prefers that everyone call him Teo), funny and a downright great lecturer.

I had him as my professor both for summer travel study in Paris and online. He's very focused on helping you understand what life was like in the Middle Ages so that you can better empathize with the people you are reading about. His extensive knowledge of the period results in many interesting side stories that relate to the material that may not be on the final but are interesting to hear regardless. His exams and essays are very fair and you will do well if you do the readings, which are manageable, and pay attention to his lectures. But beyond just earning grades, taking a class with Teo is all about interacting with one of the best historians out there and learning as much as you can from him.

I recommend this class to literally anyone at UCLA just for the experience, and it helps that it is not tough and the grading is fair. His classes are certainly a highlight of my UCLA career.

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